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Start date
  
28 April 1988

End date
  
December 12, 1988

No. of shows
  
98 in total

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Associated album
  
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

Similar
  
Somewhere on Tour, World Slavery Tour, The Beast on the Road

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Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour was a world tour conducted by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1988, in support of their seventh studio album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. It was their last tour to feature guitarist Adrian Smith until he rejoined the band in 1999 and their first to include Michael Kenney (bassist Steve Harris' technician) on keyboards.

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After commencing with a number of shows in North America, the tour saw the band headline the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park for the first time, performing to a crowd of 107,000, the largest in the venue's history. In the winter, the band undertook a series of UK arena shows, during which the Maiden England concert video was recorded at the NEC, Birmingham.

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Opening bands

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Opening bands for this tour were: David Lee Roth; Anthrax; Megadeth; Guns N' Roses; W.A.S.P.; Helloween; Killer Dwarfs; Ossian; Trust; Great White; L.A. Guns; Backstreet Girls (replaced Helloween in Norway); Frehley's Comet; Savatage (replaced Killer Dwarfs in Tampa).

Tour dates

Reference

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Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a secret show under the name "Charlotte and the Harlots"B This concert was a part of "Monsters of Rock"
Cancelled and rescheduled dates

  • 10 July 1988: Allentown, United States, Stabler Arena (Due to poor ticket sales.)
  • 25 August 1988: Prague, Czechoslovakia, Letná Stadium (By the authorities.)

    • Setlist

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    1. "Moonchild" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
    2. "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
    3. "The Prisoner" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
    4. "Infinite Dreams" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
    5. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
    6. "Can I Play with Madness" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
    7. "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
    8. "Wasted Years" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
    9. "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
    10. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
    11. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
    12. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
    13. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
    14. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
    15. "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
    16. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

    Notes

  • "Wrathchild", "22 Acacia Avenue" and "2 Minutes to Midnight" were played at select venues.
  • Additionally, "Still Life", "Die with Your Boots On" and "Killers" were added into the setlist during the UK leg of the tour.

    • References

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